8-letter words containing r, a, p, t
- crispate — having a curled or waved appearance
- cryptand — (chemistry) any of a class of polycyclic compounds related to the crown ethers, having three chains attached at two nitrogen atoms.
- cuprates — Plural form of cuprate.
- day trip — A day trip is a journey to a place and back again on the same day, usually for pleasure.
- day-trip — to travel as a day-tripper.
- departed — Departed friends or relatives are people who have died.
- departee — a person who departs or has departed
- departer — a person who refines metals by separating them from alloys
- depurant — purifying
- depurate — to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- dipteral — dipterous.
- dipteran — dipterous (def 1).
- dpsather — Data-parallel Sather. deterministic fine-grained parallelism. E-mail: <[email protected]>. ftp://lynx.csis.dit.csiro.au/p/pub/ather/dpsather.papers.
- draw top — a tabletop that can be extended by drawing out and raising leaves suspended from either end.
- drip mat — a little mat that you place under drinking glasses to catch drips
- dumpcart — a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- earth up — to cover (part of a plant, esp the stem) with soil in order to protect from frost, light, etc
- earthpea — the peanut.
- empatron — to treat in the manner of a patron
- ephorate — The office of an ephor; ephors collectively.
- epilator — An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
- ethercap — a spider
- ettercap — a spider
- eupatrid — One well born, or of noble birth.
- ex parte — (of an application in a judicial proceeding) on behalf of one side or party only
- expiator — One who makes expiation or atonement.
- expirant — a person who expires
- firetrap — a building that, because of its age, material, structure, or the like, is especially dangerous in case of fire.
- fly trap — any of various plants that entrap insects, especially Venus's-flytrap.
- flytraps — Plural form of flytrap.
- forepart — the first, front, or early part.
- forepast — bygone
- frappant — striking; vivid
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- hampster — Alternative form of hamster.
- haphtara — the part of the Prophets read in synagogue services on the Sabbath and certain major holy days: the selection is related to the part of the Pentateuch read just before it
- hapteron — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hard top — A hard top is a vehicle that has a permanent rigid roof.
- hard-put — hard (def 57).
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- harpists — Plural form of harpist.
- heptarch — A heptarchist.
- impacter — a person or thing that impacts.
- impactor — an electric or pneumatic power wrench with interchangeable toolhead attachments, used for installing and removing nuts, bolts, and screws.
- imparity — lack of parity or equality; disparity, difference, or inequality.
- imparted — Simple past tense and past participle of impart.
- imparter — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.